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national debt

/ˌnæʃnəl ˈdet/noun

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राष्ट्रीय ऋण, सार्वजनिक ऋण

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually singular]

    the total amount of money that the government of a country owes to lenders at home and abroad

    राष्ट्रीय ऋण, सार्वजनिक ऋण

    • The national debt has grown because of heavy spending during the crisis.
    • Economists warned that the national debt was becoming too large.

    Synonyms public debt government debt

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

public debt government debt

?Which word?

Do not confuse the national debt (the total amount the government owes) and the fiscal deficit (the amount by which the government's spending is greater than its income in one year).

National debt (सरकार पर कुल बकाया ऋण) और fiscal deficit (एक वर्ष में सरकार के व्यय का उसकी आय से अधिक होने वाला भाग) में भ्रमित न हों।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: the national debt is often measured as a percentage of gross domestic product.

Usage में national debt को अक्सर सकल घरेलू उत्पाद (GDP) के प्रतिशत के रूप में मापा जाता है।